The Opium Wars

The Opium War was a conflict between Britain and China which lasted for about 3 years and was over Britain's trade of opium in China. The opium wars stared because the Chinese did not like that Britain was selling to a drug that did much harm and was even illegal in Great Britain. So, they tried to put a stop to this but Britain did not like the idea and started a war. Of course Britain won because they were more advanced and had strong firepower over China. China not only lost but had to make the drug legal and lost much territory.